Nobody can prepare anyone for the life and body changes that a new baby brings. Everything should be all fluffy blankets and cuddles! However, this is rarely the reality. Along with these changes comes enormous responsibility. The Good Enough Mums Club explores these changes through music and dialogue in an honest and open approach.

Five Mums bond through their weekly playgroup sessions. Friendships build and they start to trust each other which allows them to open up in a safe non-judgemental environment. A place which is a rare to find.

Bea (Joanna Kirkland), the snobbish leader of the group, appears on the surface to have the perfect affluent life, three children, and a hard-working husband. Michelle (Rebecca Bernice Amissah) Mum to twins. Sophie (Amy Ross) single Mum to one whose life changes throughout the play. Chantelle (Jade Samuels), whose character develops in the second act, and lastly, Esme (Belinda Wollaston), the groups newest member who is struggling to cope after the birth of her baby. Symptoms at first appear to be postnatal depression!

Each Mum has their own story and sadly often shares the same opinion of themselves, that they are simply not doing a “good enough” job raising their children a common theme shared by millions of Mums worldwide. Many of us are simply “winging it” and hoping that we can pull things together long enough to appear that we are coping.

The Musical touches on several difficult topics throughout the performance. Art imitates life as you aren’t always sure what will happen next and where the storyline will take you. It’s all done with a large dose of comedy and friendship.

For more information on this musical and future productions at The MAST Mayflower Southampton please click on the links below.

Four Stars.

https://www.mayflowerstudios.org.uk/what-s-on/the-good-enough-mums-club-2023/

https://www.goodenoughmumsclub.com/